David Battle

Partner – David Battle founded Battle Group in 2015. He has spent his entire career working with small and mid-sized businesses to support their growth, expansion, and success. From 2006-2015, he was a principal at Metalmark Capital (www.metalmarkcapital.com), a New York-based private investment firm, where he was focused on the defense/security, government, and industrial sectors.

Before joining Metalmark Capital, David served as an associate at JPMorgan Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, and as an analyst at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co, a North Carolina-based investment banking firm. He earned a MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a BBA degree from the University of Georgia.

David currently serves as Chairman of ARCTOS (www.arctos-us.com), Chairman of B&A (www.bna-inc.com), and as a Director of Metal Finishing Technologies (www.mftech.com), Oceus Networks (www.oceusnetworks.com), Waterleaf International (www.waterleafinternational.com), and Dynamic NC (https://dynamicnc.net). David previously served as a Director of Airborne Systems (www.airborne-sys.com), HDT Global (www.hdtglobal.com), Asynchrony Solutions, Schafer Corporation, and All Points Logistics (www.allpointsllc.com). Additionally, David is the Chairman of the Corsair Society (www.corsairsociety.com) and a trustee of the University of Georgia Foundation (dar.uga.edu/uga_foundation).